Port international du Cap-Haïtien

Port international du Cap-Haïtien
Location
Country	Haiti
Location	Cap-Haïtien
Coordinates	19°45′31″N 72°11′42″W / 19.75861°N 72.19500°W / 19.75861; -72.19500Coordinates: 19°45′31″N 72°11′42″W / 19.75861°N 72.19500°W / 19.75861; -72.19500
Details
Operated by	APN
Owned by	Autorite Portuaire Nationale (Haiti)
Website www.apn.gouv.ht

The Port international du Cap-Haïtien is the seaport in Cap-Haïtien Haiti's second largest city. It is operated by the government port authority Autorite Portuaire Nationale APN.^[1]

Facilities

Two access channels leading to the Port:

• Channel-West, 1 mile long, from 10 to 15 m deep, well marked by navigation aids
• Channel-East, marked by tags of day (is hardly used)
• Turning basin and berth wide, 11 to 18 m deep
• Steering: Valid anytime
• Radio: VHF Channel 16 or 12
• Anchoring and quarantine: Buoy No. 1

Services offered: pilotage, mooring, storage, handling, grouping and unbundling of containers, home cruises, marina, water reservoir of 800 m³ capacity.

Quay characteristics

There are four docks:

The platform of Cruise:

• 176 m long
• 10.5 m water depth
• 7 bollards

The pier-International Trade:

• 250 m long
• 9.5 m water depth
• RORO ramp of 30 m wide
• 13 bollards
• Electricity for refrigerated containers
• Storage
• Covered area: 2210 m²
• Open area: 72,000 m², including 45,000 square meters for containers

Equipment proper handling

• the platform of cabotage
• 100 m long
• 3.5 m water depth

Open-storage area of 0.5 ha

• Marina:
• 100 m long
• 2.4 water depth
• 40 bollards available-area of 13,000 m²^[2][3]

Military

The Haitian Coast Guard has one of its main base in Cap-Haïtien

References